MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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